Taiwanese airliner begins flights to Japan

Dec 16,2020
A Taiwanese airline company has begun operating flights between Taiwan and Japan, and plans to launch more as it expects tourism demand to recover after the coronavirus pandemic ends.
Czechs reimpose overnight curfew, close pubs for Christmas
Dec 15
The Czech government said Monday it would reimpose an overnight curfew and close restaurants and bars across the country for Christmas as there has been no let-up in its Covid-19 outbreak.
Dutch set for toughest lockdown yet over Christmas: PM
Dec 15
The Netherlands is to go into its strictest coronavirus lockdown yet, with schools and non-essential shops shutting for five weeks over the Christmas period, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced Monday. 
Germany pressuring EU to speed up vaccine approval: report
Dec 15
Germany is pressuring EU authorities to speed up the approval of a coronavirus vaccine as it battles a surge in infections and Britain and the US begin mass inoculations, reports said.
Afghan police officer killed in Kabul shooting, 2 wounded
Dec 15
A police officer was killed and two police were wounded in a militants' ambush in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on early Tuesday, reported a local TV channel.
Teachers should receive vaccine priority: UNICEF
Dec 15
The head of the UN children's agency, UNICEF, called Tuesday for teachers to be among those given priority access to the Covid-19 vaccines.
London set for tighter virus curbs as new variant emerges in England
Dec 15
The British capital faces tougher Covid-19 measures within days, the UK government said on Monday, with a new coronavirus variant emerging as a possible cause for rapidly rising infection rates.